Wardrobe Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy Mid 19th century

Code :  ANMOAM0175970

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Wardrobe Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century

Italy Mid 19th century

Code :  ANMOAM0175970

not available

Wardrobe Louis Philippe Walnut Italy XIX Century - Italy Mid 19th century

Features

Italy Mid 19th century

Style:  Louis Philippe (1830-1848)

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Origin:  Italy

Main essence:  Silver Fir Walnut

Description

Large Louis Philippe walnut wardrobe with 5 doors, Italy mid 19th century. Doors with panels arranged on 3 orders and embellished with frames; turned feet. Building part in fir. It was born as a built-in furniture.

Product Condition:
Product that due to age and wear requires restoration and resumption of polishing.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 250
Width: 365
Depth: 77

Additional Information

Style: Louis Philippe (1830-1848)

The Louis Philippe style develops in a context characterized by two main factors: the expansion of the bourgeoisie and the advent of the industrialization of production processes.
This style therefore faces the decline of artisans and the new needs of economy and comfort.
Aesthetically it incorporates elements from the past, especially from the Gothic and the Renaissance, preferring very curved shapes for the seat backs, legs and deer-like feet, with a very rich decoration.
It mainly uses dark woods: ebony, rosewood and mahogany, side by side for contrast with light elements.
Find out more with our insights:
The Louis Philippe style
Classic Monday: Luigi Filippo and Umbertina consoles in comparison

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Main essence:

Silver Fir

Soft coniferous wood, used for rustic furniture or to build the chest, that is the structure, of furniture then veneered in more precious woods. It has been used since ancient times, its most valuable use is, in the Spruce variant, in the inlays of French antique furniture of the '700 . The spruce, more typical of northern Europe, in Italy grows mainly in the Eastern Alps at altitudes above 1300 m. The noblest use of this essence was in the construction of violins, guitars and cellos: Stradivari himself produced his famous violins with this wood.

Walnut

Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.
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